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<h2>About Ecopedia</h2>
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	Ecopedia is a <a href="http://www.opendatacommons.org/faq/">entirely free</a> scientific database maintained by its users.
	At this moment, Ecopedia is in a very early alpha phase, which means that the database and software are currently being developed.
	<a href="/ecopedia_info/aboutus">Read more about Ecopedia </a> or follow us on our open <a href="/wiki">wiki</a>.
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<h2>Help develop Ecopedia!</h2>
<p>
	Please make your contribution to the process by joining the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/ecopedia">Ecopedia Google Group</a> and share your opinion about the project.
	Another option is to help develop the underlaying software of Ecopedia, by contributing to the open source <a href="http://code.google.com/p/scibase/">SciBase</a> project.
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